wiped out

adjective

1
slang : intoxicated, high
2
: extremely tired : exhausted

Examples of wiped out in a Sentence

I am completely wiped out. felt wiped out for several weeks after getting the flu
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Three people in Haiti have been killed as a result of the storm, which wiped out nearly 40 acres of maize. Solcyré Burga, Time, 27 Oct. 2025 Bloomberg reported in December 2024 that Venezuelans were turning to firewood and even their own furniture to cook after an explosion at a propane plant wiped out most of the country’s transmission. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025 After being wiped out in California for nearly a century, the gray wolf has been making a comeback in the state, in a change that's been celebrated by conservationists and wildlife lovers. NPR, 26 Oct. 2025 Entire towns were wiped out, and more than 18,000 people were killed or went missing as the water surged inland, devastating coastal communities and infrastructure across northeastern Japan. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wiped out

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of wiped out was in 1965

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“Wiped out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiped%20out. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.

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